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Writing Workshop on 9/21 to Benefit TrueStory

by Janna Marlies Maron • August 16, 2013 • Comments Off on Writing Workshop on 9/21 to Benefit TrueStory

TrueStory is honored to be one of the four beneficiaries of an upcoming writing workshop hosted by Shut Up & Write! Sacramento and led by Kate Asche. Please help spread the word about both Shut Up & Write! Sacramento as well as this workshop by sharing with anyone you know who might be interested. Thank you!

Evocative description is an essential component of memorable writing in any genre. If you write fiction, creative nonfiction, memoir and/or poetry (or in any other mode!), join this generative workshop to spend a morning thinking about and practicing description using juxtaposition and the five senses. Kate Asche will lead focused discussion and will then facilitate a writing and sharing session in the Amherst Writers and Artists (AWA) method. We’ll read a short selection on craft before we meet (from Mark Doty’s The Art of Description), as well as a brief overview of the AWA method (readings will be posted in advance to registered participants via the Files section on Shut Up & Write Sacramento’s Meetup.com home page).

On the day of, arrive at 9:45 a.m. to get settled. We’ll start promptly at 10 a.m. with self-introductions, followed by discussion of the pre-reading to tease out craft take-aways. Then, we’ll “shut up and write” to a prompt that will invite you to play with description. Lastly, if you wish, you may share your just-written draft with the group and receive brief supportive feedback in the AWA way.

Workshop Leader: Since 2005, Kate Asche, M.A., has taught creative writing workshops across genres in a variety of community and academic settings. She publishes poetry and creative nonfiction and also writes short stories. Learn more about her at www.kateasche.com.

Cost: $20. Fee includes snacks and tea; proceeds will be distributed to AWA Sacramento, TrueStory, Sacramento Poetry Center and Stories on Stage Sacramento. Please make your check out to Kate Asche. Payments can be given to Shut Up & Write co-organizers Cinamon Vann and Janna Maron to secure your spot.

How to Register: Registration limited to 20 participants. Advance registration with payment required. Registrations accepted through the Shut Up & Write! Sacramento Meetup Group (online) only. Not yet a member? It’s easy to join! Just click on the “Join this Group” button at the top of the page at the group’s website here. Both registration through the Meetup Group and payment are required to hold your space. Spaces are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.

Regarding Meetup RSVPs: Your spot is not secured until payment is received.

All registrations and payments are final and non-refundable, and your submission of payment indicates you have read and understand this policy.

For complete details and to ask any questions, head to the website and join the group!